“These newspaper reporters... ever since Sullivan versus New York Times... have got a license to lie.” LyingNew YorkNewspapersReportersVersusLicenseNew York TimesNewspaper Reporters Author:Edward Bennett Williams
“Near the centre of that State of New York lies an extensive district of country, whose surface is a succession of hills and dales, or, to speak with greater deference to geographical definitions, of mountains and valleys.” BookCountryStatesLyingSpeakGreaterNew YorkMountainDefinitionsSurfaceHillsValleysCentreSuccessionDeferenceMountains And Valleys Author:James F. Cooper
“Those who know New York City primarily through tourism or mass culture may think of us natives as possessing certain shared characteristics, not all of them flattering. But the true, volatile charisma of New York lies in how balkanised it is.” ThinkingKnowsMayLyingCertainCultureCitiesNew YorkMassCharacteristicsNew York CityTourismPossessingFlatteringCharismaMass Culture Author:Jonathan Dee
“The day before I left to fly in New York, I went in the ocean and was just lying on my black looking up at the sky, which was that Hawaii blue. Just that moment was worth the entire thing. The ocean is everything. It can heal you.” MomentsLyingLeftBlackSkyNew YorkOceanBlueHealThat MomentHawaii Author:Gavin Rossdale
“I've been an audience member for friends in plays that I don't enjoy and I have to lie to their faces. It's just part of that lifestyle unfortunately, especially in New York.” PlayFacesLyingEnjoyAudienceNew YorkMembersLifestyle Author:Zoe Lister-Jones
“Actually, New York is great for playing around. I made a lot of studies for New York-a big vacuum cleaner lying on the Battery in Manhattan.” MadeBigsLyingStudyNew YorkVacuumsManhattanCleanersBatteriesPlaying Around Author:Claes Oldenburg
“Do you think that Gwendolyn Brooks would give an award to someone who hated Black women, the lie that was circulated throughout New York and reached all the way down to Martinique where I was a guest Professor? The lie was circulated by people who don't read my books.” PeopleThinkingWayGivingBookLyingBlackNew YorkHatedAwardsProfessorsGuestsBlack WomenBrooks Author:Ishmael Reed